15/12/2023
Brass, a new look for our outdoor lights
Introducing a new material for our outdoor lighting catalogue: elegant, durable brass – now available for the entire Smoothy family of recessed fixtures.
Tag: #whatinspiresme
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03/08/2023
Lighting Fables
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15/11/2022
Accent lighting. What’s the best way to light objects displayed in cabinets?
In small spaces, the lighting possibilities are huge. We take our magnifying glass for a closer look the available options.
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11/10/2022
The culture of light. Lighting museums, art galleries and cultural sites
Lighting art venues is an art in itself. A complex art that requires not only lighting knowledge but also a sensitivity to the venue, the context and the exhibition theme.
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06/09/2022
When time dreams. Chronicles of a space-time traveller
What you are about to read is a report from an undefined space-time dimension. Because of the insights it contains on lighting strategies, we feel it is our duty to disseminate it.
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07/07/2022
Landgate, a device for reading the land. Federico Maggia Award 2022
Out of the groups of young architects and engineers who were finalists in the Federico Maggia Award 2022, one joined forces with us at L&L to light up the architectural project they submitted in the competition. We look at the work they did to enhance a corner of Biella’s history that reminds us so much of Vicenza.
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09/06/2022
Light transforms a house into a home. Lighting the bedrooms, bathrooms and hallways
In the previous instalment, we looked at lighting the living room, kitchen and dining room. Now we are turning our spotlight on the bathroom, bedroom and passageways and weaving our way through standards, functional requirements and atmosphere.
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05/05/2022
Light transforms a house into a home. Lighting the living room and kitchen
One home, many different spaces where we live our busy lives. So how do we light them? Starting with the living room and the kitchen, we explore the various parts played by lighting in the home, from function or decoration to creating a specific atmosphere.
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17/03/2022
Plot twist! When the lighting becomes one of the characters
Discover which TV series is behind each of these settings. The lighting will guide you and help you spot the clues that will lead you to the answers!
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20/01/2022
Casa Albero by Giuseppe Perugini: notes for a lighting design
We looked at Perugini’s experimental work known as Casa Albero (treehouse) and imagined what it would look like with exterior lighting. How could the identity of the architecture best be rendered with light? What details should be emphasised?
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23/12/2021
Seven notes...of light on a facade. Orchestrating a building’s external lighting. Part 2
We complete our personal scale of notes for facade lighting by musing on the solos of architectural details, and the timbre, tone and extension of the light.
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02/12/2021
Seven notes...of light on a facade. Orchestrating a building’s external lighting. Part 1
With musical notations in our hands, we discuss lighting building facades as if each one were a musical score to be interpreted. In this first part: the harmony of the architectural composition, the arrangement between the different levels of depth and, finally, the rhythm of the various elements. Music, maestro, please!
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23/09/2021
Let me show you the way – the myriad forms of walkway lighting
We’re continuing on our way through the pathways, exploring the installation characteristics and emotional qualities of the different types of fixtures available for lighting walks and walkways.
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09/09/2021
Let me show you the way – light-filled paths to guide our steps
Lighting effects on the paths to our front doors, in built-up areas and near bodies of water. Read the first part of our article all about lighting outdoor pathways.
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15/07/2021
Lighting Adventures in Wonderland
We tumble down a deep hole with Alice and meet the characters in a story that needs no introduction. Along the way, we've noticed a few details that escaped us on a first reading…
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24/06/2021
Restoring the church of San Giovannello in Marsala: a tale of family ties and lighting design
A 15th-century church destroyed by WWII bombs, and a family of architects who passed on the task of restoring it from generation to generation. A wound in the urban landscape healed and given back to the city with the help of lighting design: a testimony to history and family values.
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27/05/2021
The Hypogeum of Santa Maria in Stelle – Lucearchitettura talks about the project
We take a closer look at the lighting project for the architectural site near Verona with lighting designers Cinzia Todeschini and Lorella Marconi.
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13/05/2021
Illuminating places of worship – Interiors
In the second part of our visit to places of worship, we walk along the aisles of the churches, pausing to take in the ceiling vaults, the frescoes and the high altar, and to observe the light that vitalises the spiritual atmosphere from the inside.
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29/04/2021
Illuminating places of worship – Exteriors
To set foot in place of worship is to find oneself catapulted into a reflective dimension far removed from everyday life. What role does light play in creating this august atmosphere? In this first part, we focus on exteriors, passing from the parvis, or church courtyard, to the facade, and looking up towards the bell tower.
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15/04/2021
Interview with Emeric Thiénot, Lumesens, Paris
The House of Joseph Perrier, a historic company in the Champagne tradition, has undergone a renovation and expansion. We talked with Emeric Thiénot, the lighting designer responsible for the lighting concept, about it.
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01/04/2021
Komorebi and the emotional potential of an optical accessory
We asked creative people, photographers and video producers to take inspiration from the light projections created by the Ginko 3.0 projector fitted with a shadow-effect filter. The result is a photo feature full of imaginative tales of light and shade, #komorebilandl.
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18/02/2021
Illuminated cities – Squares, stations and parks. Light at the service of public places
In the previous instalment, we followed a flâneur as he wandered around a modern-day metropolis observing the relationship between light and urban design. We continue our walk with him now.
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04/02/2021
Illuminated cities – Urban light amid identity and Instagrammability
The urban fabric is often the perfect backdrop for social medial photos. We reflect on the role of lighting in a city's Instagrammability from dusk till deep into the night.
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21/01/2021
An underwater world: the styles, strokes and techniques of using light underwater
In the pool, light takes on different roles and forms depending on the activities taking place there. Some swimming pools are the natural habitats of athletes, others are hangouts for cocktails and parties, and yet others are filled with thermal waters and are places for treatment and relaxation.
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17/12/2020
The illuminated store - The products on display
In the second part of our shopping tour, we’re focusing on display details and the colour values of light.
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15/12/2020
If life is a series of steps ... Fifteen ways to light them
Even if stairs sometimes give us a few headaches, we shouldn’t be tempted by the lift! Here, we have assembled lighting examples taken from the case studies we have collected over the years, so that they can serve as an inspiration when you’re working on an uphill task :)
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03/12/2020
The illuminated store - The perception of light
The soundtrack to 2020 has been our doorbell rung by the express courier with a parcel for us. Shut away inside our homes, some of us have dismantled and reassembled furniture, others have become expert bakers, and many of us have given vent to our needs and wishes by clicking “add to cart” and “proceed to checkout”. But it goes without saying that the feeling of entering a real store, the so-called shopping experience, is something completely different.
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19/11/2020
Garden greenery – Colour, light and the colour of light
In this third step, we concentrate first on the variable of colour: the colour of the finishes on lighting fixtures for landscape lighting, and which colour of light is best suited to foliage – cool white, warm white or coloured?
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05/11/2020
Garden greenery – Illuminating tree trunks and other elements
In this second part of our walk in nature, we’ll look at lighting other parts of a garden: tree trunks, smaller plants and flowerbeds.
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22/10/2020
Garden greenery – Illuminating the foliage on trees
Never have parks and gardens been as important as they are in these historic times. After the weeks of #stayathome due to the coronavirus crisis, walks in nature were the first step towards a slow return to normality for many of us. That is why we have chosen to start the new L&L blog section here, with a tribute to nature, which is so important to us.
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21/10/2020
Is this a canopy? – an Italian mystery story
There was once a winery in Cerignola, on the Strada Statale 16, a state road that – just imagine – runs all the way from Padua in the north of Italy to Otranto way down south in the province of Lecce. In fact, it’s the longest road in the Italian network...
